With Poland's 3-1 victory over Kenya, the second round of the Women's Volleyball World Championship has concluded, and the latest standings show China’s women's volleyball team in second place.

On August 26th Beijing time, the fourth day of the Women's Volleyball World Championship concluded, with all second-round matches finished. In the last game, Poland overcame Kenya 3-1. Consequently, the latest standings have been updated: 13 of the 16 spots for the next round are decided, leaving three still open, and China is temporarily ranked second in their group!

In Group E’s second round, Canada faced Spain and endured intense attacks from their opponents. Despite trailing twice, Canada fought back to tie each time. They dominated the decisive set to win 3-2, securing their second consecutive victory and an early qualification for the top 16. In the other match, Turkey faced Bulgaria and encountered little resistance. After a narrow 2-point win in the first set, Turkey took control and crushed Bulgaria in the next two sets, sweeping 3-0 for two straight wins and the top spot in the group!

In Group F’s two matches, the Dominican Republic showed dominance against Mexico, maintaining overwhelming pressure throughout and quickly pulling away to a 3-0 victory, earning two straight wins and first place without dropping a set. In the other key match, China played Colombia in a challenging contest, unexpectedly losing a set and failing to keep a clean sheet, indicating insufficient pressure on the opponent. Fortunately, China still won 3-1, achieving two consecutive wins and securing early advancement to the top 16!

In Group G’s two matches, Germany took control against Vietnam with powerful attacks that overwhelmed the Vietnamese team, resulting in a straight-sets 3-0 win, their second consecutive victory and early qualification for the top 16. Meanwhile, Poland faced weaker Kenya, and despite their clear superiority, they surprisingly dropped the second set but won the other three decisively, finishing 3-1 and advancing early with two wins. Like China, Poland lost one set in both of their matches against weaker teams!

In Group H’s two matches, Japan faced Ukraine in a dramatic encounter, falling behind 0-2 initially. However, Japan’s resilience shone through as they dominated the final three sets to complete a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory, securing their second consecutive win and a spot in the top 16. In the other match, defending champions Serbia overwhelmed Cameroon, beating them convincingly in straight sets without letting them score more than 17 points per set. Serbia secured two wins and advanced early, but their victory came at a cost, as star player Boskovic was forced to leave the game due to injury!

Written by/Ti Tan Novel